Destination: Paris

Memories always close.

Monday presented myself and those close with the first anniversary of our friend Tom Sutch's death.

The past year has brought on varying emotions that can sometimes provoke questions about how we live or the effect things can sometimes have.

However you are always left with the beauty and the memories that will always outlive and will forever be revisited.

Céline A/W 11/12

I must stray once again from menswear to give notable mention to Phoebe Philo. Her A/W 11/12 collection for Céline (as shown above) was amazing. Over the last few seasons she has created a distinctive, ever so slightly androgynous, yet strongly feminine style.

Not since Hedi Slimane's collections for Dior Homme can I think of anybodies work being so consistently fresh exciting and directional as Philo's has for Céline. The line, silhouette and colour palettes have been perfect. And like Dior under Slimane, Céline as a brand has been completely transformed.

A Brief Note on Androgyny/ Soar AW11

It's no secret that androgyny has been a part of fashion and lifestyle for generations. It is also something I have always had a fascination with since perhaps my early teens.

The current cultural generation has again embraced the trend for blurring boundaries in identity and dress. As could be seen in Gaga's Jo Calderone, styled by Nicola Formichetti.

I worked two seasons for Tim Soar and was continually inspired by his crossover aesthetic. Seamlessly merging traditional sartorial male elegance with sportswear and contemporary fabrication. When he explored womenswear last season for his S/S 11 collection it seemed to be a move that made perfect sense, coming at a time when Phoebe Philo was creating minimal womenswear with a masculine edge at Céline. For A/W 11/12 Soar has merged the two to create designs without a gender. A few images from his A/W lookbook can be seen above.

I have fllen slightlyion love with these Brothel Creepers. The subject of a collaboration between the the newly directed (courtesy of Nicola Formichetti) Thierry Mugler and Rockabilly Punk footwear label Underground. The shoes were showcased at the Mugler show in Paris for AW11/12 recently. The collaboration looks amazing, kepping the finer qualities the the Brothel Keeper but giving it a more sartorial edge.

My Material Desires #3

Platform full winged brogues courtesy of Prada SS11. Highly sought after and highly expensive. But above all wonderful.